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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “prohibitory” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

33 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
prohibitory215257(None) 
exhibitory2552363_exhibitory
inhibitory1853283_inhibitory
prehistory1845343prehi_story
probatory1647113pro__batory
prohibit1547193prohibit___
prohibited1853473prohibit_ed
prohibiting1953933prohibiting
prohibition1854263prohibition
prohibitions1953833prohibitions
prohibitive2152823prohibitive
prohibits1644933prohibit__s
propitiatory1963383propitiatory
exhibitor2152754_exhibitor_
exhibitors2252794_exhibitors
inhibitor1444074_inhibitor_
inhibitors1544004_inhibitors
predicatory1945574predicatory
premonitory1853494premonitory
probity14299684pro__bit__y
profanatory1952994profanatory
progenitor1354704progenitor_
progenitors1454244progenitors
prohibitively2662004prohibitively
prolixity2144864prolixit__y
promissory1752774promi_ssory
promontory1754484pro_montory
propitiator1554224propitiator_
propitiators1653964propitiators
protectory17157494pro_tectory
protohistory2062594protohi_story
provisory1744354pro__visory
proximity2344674proximit__y

Search took 10 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911488190.420425454.8
2DLD Change Limit148819339.06316420.5
3Display Results33330.0162062.5
 (SQL Overall)178691339.49918811.6
 
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